Marty Bent on Crypto Laws, Jameson Lopp on AI Agent Safety, Bitdeer’s 180 MW AI Site

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Welcome back to The Blockspace Podcast! Today, Marty Bent joins us to talk about the legislative "horse trading" behind-the-scenes with the PARITY and CLARITY Acts and why Bitcoin de minimis tax exemptions are being sidelined for stablecoins. Plus, Jameson Lopp breaks down the creeping influence of AI agents on our digital security, and Alex Pruden of Project Eleven touches on the looming technical challenge of quantum computing on Bitcoin’s cryptography. We also cover Bitdeer’s 180MW AI expansion in Norway, Elizabeth Warren's latest attacks on Bitmain, and how Cash App is enabling default Bitcoin payments for millions of US merchants.

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Notes:

* Bitdeer targeting Dec 2026 for 180MW Norway AI data center.

* 55.62% of Bitcoin holders are currently in profit.

* BTC Realized losses are the worst since 2023.

* Cash App enables BTC payments for millions.

* PARITY Act draft excludes BTC tax exemptions.

* Operation Red Sunset: fact or fiction?

Timestamps:

00:00 Start

03:10 Square terminals accept Bitcoin by default

07:17 BTC holders in loss

13:43 Marty Bent

31:19 Jameson Lopp

50:18 Alex Pruden

1:05:12  Bitdeer building AI data center Norway

1:10:45 Warren targets Bitmain as security threat

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